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ISSUED AT 11:00 UTC ON SATURDAY APR 20 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | 40° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | ||||
| TEMP | 49° | 49° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 59° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 59° | 58° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 24% | 17% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 14% | 18% | 22% | 26% | 30% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 31° | ||||
| RH | 62% | 60% | 54% | 50% | 45% | 38% | 33% | 32% | 31% | 32% | 34% | 34% | ||||
| POP 12HR | 3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| WIND DIR | W | NW | NW | N | NW | NW | NW | W | W | NW | NW | NW | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 47 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 58 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 51.05 | 51.16 | 53.72 | 55.32 | 56.85 | 56.95 | 58.93 | 58.93 | 58.92 | 60.18 | 58.93 | 58.29 | ||||
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| EDT 6HR | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 8P | 11P | 2A | 5A | 8A | 11A | 2P | 5P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P | 2A | 8A | 2P | 8P |
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34° | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | 40° | 70° | -- | -- | 49° | 65° | -- | -- | 40° | 67° | -- | -- | 45° | 68° | -- |
| TEMP | 56° | 50° | 49° | 47° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 41° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 40° | 41° | 45° | 49° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 52° | 45° | 41° | 38° | 36° | 54° | 59° | 63° | 58° | 45° | 43° | 65° | 63° | 56° | 52° | 63° | 59° | 47° | 45° | 61° | 59° | 50° | 49° | 65° | 65° |
| SKY COVER | 34% | 37% | 41% | 44% | 48% | 53% | 57% | 63% | 69% | 74% | 76% | 77% | 83% | 77% | 71% | 64% | 28% | 33% | 37% | 33% | 28% | 24% | 19% | 9% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 24% | 19% | 55% | 62% | 71% | 48% | 37% | 21% | 22% | 19% | 23% | 34% | 39% | 39% | 56% | 57% |
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| DEW PT | 31° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 29° | 31° | 34° | 36° | 36° | 38° | 34° | 36° | 43° | 43° | 45° | 47° | 45° | 41° | 38° | 36° | 41° | 41° | 38° | 40° | 49° | 49° |
| RH | 38% | 44% | 48% | 51% | 55% | 55% | 57% | 59% | 67% | 64% | 67% | 66% | 66% | 61% | 55% | 49% | 48% | 46% | 42% | 41% | 39% | 40% | 41% | 44% | 57% | 62% | 72% | 85% | 48% | 40% | 37% | 47% | 65% | 73% | 42% | 48% | 63% | 82% | 53% | 50% | 70% | 73% | 47% | 51% | 61% | 67% | 57% | 56% |
| POP 12HR | 1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 11% | -- | 52% | -- | 17% | -- | 10% | -- | 9% | -- | 22% | -- | 37% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | 0.00in | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| WIND DIR | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | W | W | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | W | NW | N | NE | E | NE | NE | E | E | SE | SE |
| HeatIndex | 56 | 50 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 58 | 41 | 38 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 52 | 63 | 59 | 44 | 39 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 45 | 65 | 65 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance |
| Frost | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 39° | 39° | 37° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 37° | 36° | 41° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42° | 38° | 35° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 37° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 56.95 | 52.71 | 51.80 | 50.18 | 48.42 | 46.91 | 46.74 | 45.01 | 43.41 | 43.72 | 43.41 | 41.89 | 43.52 | 44.82 | 48.42 | 51.75 | 52.52 | 54.02 | 55.53 | 56.91 | 56.94 | 56.92 | 56.91 | 54.09 | 48.26 | 44.72 | 41.20 | 37.88 | 55.37 | 58.93 | 61.54 | 58.23 | 47.66 | 45.35 | 63.02 | 61.80 | 56.57 | 52.67 | 61.91 | 58.95 | 48.95 | 47.05 | 60.36 | 58.95 | 51.89 | 50.78 | 63.53 | 63.50 |
Click on individual weather variable above in left-hand column (ie., TEMP, RH, QPF 12HR) to view state forecast maps
NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,Regional Hourly Observations For WASHINGTON County, Kentucky
Issued at 700 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2024
NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LOUISVILLE/SDF PTCLDY 46 35 65 W6 30.21R LOUISVILLE/LOU CLEAR 42 36 79 CALM 30.21R FORT KNOX CLEAR 43 37 78 W3 30.20R
Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.
Fire Weather Forecast For WASHINGTON County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Sat Apr 20 07:05:01 EDT 2024
Today Tonight Sun
CLOUD COVER Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE None None None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-7) 37 (-4) 58
RH % (24H TREND) 28 (-29) 70 (-12) 36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 7 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 9 G18 NW 6 NW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5073 6670
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 20 NW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 91314 85254
DISPERSION Good Good
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 5 4 4
ADI EARLY 88 GOOD 9 POOR 53 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 86 GOOD 7 POOR 86 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.MONDAY...Clear. Patchy frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
SPC's Fire Weather Web Tool (Excellent!), SPC's Fire Weather Outlooks, NWS Fire Weather WEB, Fire Danger Class Map,
Keetch-Byram Drought Index, ROMAN Web, Haines Index ,
WFAS's 10-hr Dead Fuel Moist., WFAS's 100-hr Dead Fuel Moist., Probablity of Ignition, Visual blackness Map, Palmer Drought Index, HPC's Rainfall Forecast Maps
Hazardous Weather Outlook For WASHINGTON County, Kentucky
319 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024 /219 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024/
DAY ONE Today and tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Sunday through Friday.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest WASHINGTON County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For WASHINGTON County, KY
TODAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Clear. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds up to 10 mph.
MONDAY
Sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds up to 5 mph.
MONDAY NIGHT
Clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs around 70.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Colder. Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s.
THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s.
FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
